All News articles – Page 1304
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NHS coping well with MTAS
NHS organisations have coped well in difficult circumstances following changes to medical training recruitment, according to NHS Employers. The organisation said that despite unprecedented numbers of applicants, NHS trusts are confident that they will be able to provide a full and safe level of service in the next few weeks. ...
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Criminal checks fail to exclude staff
Most people who fail criminal background checks while applying for NHS roles are being allowed to keep their jobs.
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Why minorities still stand out from the primary care crowd
High levels of dissatisfaction among black and minority ethnic patients have prompted the health secretary to take steps to discover what is behind unequal primary care access. But, as Rebecca Evans reports, ethnicity is not the only factor at play
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'Blame culture' is driving staff errors underground
Managers must eliminate the blame culture in the NHS to prevent under-reporting of safety breaches, the chief executive of the National Patient Safety Agency has warned.
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Working patterns must change for pay benefits to show
A King’s Fund report on the impact of Agenda for Change has said the system was rushed, has exceeded all cost estimates and has yet to show anticipated benefits for patients.The report found that the intended benefits will not be felt unless changes are made to the working patterns of ...
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Wave three treatment centres axed
The cancellation of the next wave of independent sector treatment centres has raised questions over the government's commitment to using private sector companies in the NHS.
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Deferrals and delays put applications target at risk
Prospective foundation trusts are facing delays to their authorisation of up to six months, Monitor has admitted.
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Agenda for Change aims 'unfulfilled'
The majority of managers have been found to support Agenda for Change even though it overspent by millions of pounds and has failed to increase productivity.
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DoH demands better access for patients
Primary care trusts will have to demonstrate 'tangible improvements' in patients' access to GP services by the end of the year.
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HPA warning on sexual health target
Increasing pressure on sexual health services could undermine progress towards the target of ensuring patients have access to a genito-urinary medicine clinic within 48 hours by 2008.
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Infection control leads not qualified
Only half of senior managers in charge of tackling superbugs have a qualification in infection control.
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Reforms hitting children's surgery, says royal college
Competition between hospitals is damaging the collaboration needed to provide better children's surgery, the Royal College of Surgeons has warned.
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New PSAs will boost local freedoms
Trusts are to be given greater freedom from central government to set their own local priorities and spend government funding as they see fit.
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Clarity needed on 'stealth' social enterprise bodies
Social enterprises working in the health service are becoming unaccountable and bureaucratic as they move away from their community-focused roots, academics have warned.
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Contract dispute could drive wedge between GPs and PCTs
Moves to change the terms of GP contracts in Suffolk could spark 'ructions' between primary care trusts and GPs across the country.
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Ministers must win battle on provision to fulfil early promise
'While other parts of the public sector have learned to work with a mixed economy, the NHS still flinches at the idea of private involvement'
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NPSA prepares awareness campaign
Patient safety groups are working on a national campaign to 'inspire' NHS staff to change their behaviour.
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Dementia services begin long journey out of the dark ages
With an ageing population and fragmented care, dementia services face pressure to get their house in order. Daloni Carlisle reports on the difficulties they must overcome
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Fewer targets means more accountability
'The reduction in targets does not mean data collection will be weakened. For example, health inequalities cannot be monitored without understanding smoking cessation, obesity and infant mortality'
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Johnson wants competition to prop up poor GP access
Health secretary Alan Johnson has told primary care trusts to use independent sector providers to fill gaps in services. He has also told PCTs to produce local action plans to improve poor access to GP services.